Bank of America and Citigroup Are Bank Stocks To Buy On The Brexit Dip

It was a tough week for bank investors, as an unexpected Brexit vote out of the U.K. hit bank stocks particularly hard. However, once the Brexit dust settles in the market, Bank of America Corp (BAC) andCitigroup Inc (C) will be excellent buys.

Before both bank stocks were down more than 7% on Friday, both stocks were trading higher in Thursday’s after-hours session following the results of the first round of the Federal Reserve Stress test.

Most traders probably saw headlines that all 33 banks tested this year “passed” the test, and May have completely dismissed the results as meaningless.

In reality, the quantitative results of the stress test tell an important story about the relative strengths of the banks’ balance sheets and how much they have improved in the last year.

First of all, it’s important for risk-adverse investors to understand just how extreme the Federal Reserve’s “severely adverse” test scenario is. This scenario tests banks’ Tier 1 common equity levels under the following conditions:

If a bank can survive that mess without needing outside capital, investors can sleep well at night.

Not only did Citigroup and BAC both exceed the minimum Tier 1 common equity ratio threshold of 4.5%, they both passed with flying colors. BAC’s minimum ratio came in at 8.1% and Citigroup’s ratio came in at 9.2%, well above the average ratio of 8.3%.

Both banks passed the test by a wide margin, and both dramatically improved their ratios since last year’s test. While the average ratio of the banks tested climbed just 0.1% since last year, BAC and Citigroup’s ratios both climbed 1.0%.

BAC and Citigroup Stock Offer Tremendous Value

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